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<blockquote data-quote="Channahon" data-source="post: 213488" data-attributes="member: 7666"><p>1980's</p><p></p><p>I can remember as a young supervisor hearing about all the monies UPS was spending on technology. The internet wasn't even in existence nor any .coms</p><p></p><p>Little did I realize UPS was far more technological advanced than the general publc at the time.</p><p></p><p>I think the most impressive system created is UPS.com which is has both external and internal uses.</p><p><img src="http://www.ups.com/img/1.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Speaking of UPS.com here's technology info from the website itself.</p><p></p><p>Technology Facts</p><p></p><p><strong>Chief Information Officer:</strong> David Barnes</p><p></p><p><strong>Number of Technology Employees:</strong> 5,466</p><p></p><p><strong>Data Centers:</strong> Mahwah, NJ and Atlanta, GA</p><p></p><p><strong>Mainframes:</strong> 15</p><p></p><p><strong>Mainframe Capacity</strong> <strong>(Millions instructions per second -- MIPS):</strong> 46,308</p><p></p><p><strong>Terabytes of Mainframe and Open Systems Storage:</strong> 699</p><p></p><p><strong>Mid-range Computers:</strong> 2,342</p><p></p><p><strong>LAN Workstations:</strong> 149,000</p><p></p><p><strong>Servers:</strong> 8,973</p><p></p><p><strong>DIADS:</strong> 81,000 in daily use</p><p></p><p><strong><u>UPS's Global Telecommunications Network:</u></strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Network Sites:</strong> 2,700</li> </ul><p><strong><u><a href="http://www.ups.com" target="_blank">www.ups.com</a> Average Daily Usage:</u></strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Page Views:</strong> 14.5 million</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>2006 Peak Day Page Views:</strong> 25 million</li> </ul><p><strong><u>Online Tracking Average Daily Usage:</u></strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Tracking Requests:</strong> 15 million per business day</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>2006 Peak Day:</strong> 24+ million</li> </ul><p><strong><u>Technology Awards:</u></strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Network World:</em> Dave Barnes - 50 Most Powerful People - Enterprise Network Executives category, 2006</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Package Flow Technologies named to <em>CMP's Business Technology</em> Optimization Excellence Award winner, 2005</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Computerworld:</em> 2005 Package Flow Technologies: 12 Best in Class for Premier 100</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Computerworld:</em> Premier 100 IT Leader 2005 - Dave Barnes</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Computerworld:</em> Premier 100 IT Leader 2006 - Laynglyn Capers</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Computerworld:</em> Premier 100 IT Leader 2007 - Nigel Watson</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Computerworld</em> 100 Best Places to Work in IT, 2006</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Information Week:</em> 500 Top Innovators List, 2005</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Channahon, post: 213488, member: 7666"] 1980's I can remember as a young supervisor hearing about all the monies UPS was spending on technology. The internet wasn't even in existence nor any .coms Little did I realize UPS was far more technological advanced than the general publc at the time. I think the most impressive system created is UPS.com which is has both external and internal uses. [IMG]http://www.ups.com/img/1.gif[/IMG] Speaking of UPS.com here's technology info from the website itself. Technology Facts [B]Chief Information Officer:[/B] David Barnes [B]Number of Technology Employees:[/B] 5,466 [B]Data Centers:[/B] Mahwah, NJ and Atlanta, GA [B]Mainframes:[/B] 15 [B]Mainframe Capacity[/B] [B](Millions instructions per second -- MIPS):[/B] 46,308 [B]Terabytes of Mainframe and Open Systems Storage:[/B] 699 [B]Mid-range Computers:[/B] 2,342 [B]LAN Workstations:[/B] 149,000 [B]Servers:[/B] 8,973 [B]DIADS:[/B] 81,000 in daily use [B][U]UPS's Global Telecommunications Network:[/U][/B] [LIST] [*][B]Network Sites:[/B] 2,700 [/LIST] [B][U][url="http://www.ups.com"]www.ups.com[/url] Average Daily Usage:[/U][/B] [LIST] [*][B]Page Views:[/B] 14.5 million [*][B]2006 Peak Day Page Views:[/B] 25 million [/LIST] [B][U]Online Tracking Average Daily Usage:[/U][/B] [LIST] [*][B]Tracking Requests:[/B] 15 million per business day [*][B]2006 Peak Day:[/B] 24+ million [/LIST] [B][U]Technology Awards:[/U][/B] [LIST] [*][I]Network World:[/I] Dave Barnes - 50 Most Powerful People - Enterprise Network Executives category, 2006 [*]Package Flow Technologies named to [I]CMP's Business Technology[/I] Optimization Excellence Award winner, 2005 [*][I]Computerworld:[/I] 2005 Package Flow Technologies: 12 Best in Class for Premier 100 [*][I]Computerworld:[/I] Premier 100 IT Leader 2005 - Dave Barnes [*][I]Computerworld:[/I] Premier 100 IT Leader 2006 - Laynglyn Capers [*][I]Computerworld:[/I] Premier 100 IT Leader 2007 - Nigel Watson [*][I]Computerworld[/I] 100 Best Places to Work in IT, 2006 [*][I]Information Week:[/I] 500 Top Innovators List, 2005 [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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